Bio-multifunctional noncovalent porphyrin functionalized carbon-based nanocomposite

Nanocomposite Based Multifunctional Coatings

Inductively Coupled Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube-Based Nanocomposite Sensors

In this study, a high-performance inductively coupled thin film multifunctional sensor for structural monitoring applications is presented. A versatile layer-by-layer self-assembly sensor fabrication technique is employed to encode different sensing mechanisms (e.g. strain and corrosion/pH) within one homogeneous thin film structure. Judicious selection of various polyelectrolyte species, along...

Carbon-based nanocomposite EDLC supercapacitors

EDLC cells based on activated carbon as host material electrodes were fabricated and tested. The MWCNT additive was added into the host material to form a nanocomposite and the effect of the MWCNTs concentration on improving the performance of the EDLC cells was explored. 1M TEABF4-PC solution was used as organic electrolyte. The nanocomposites functioned differently in improving the specific p...

Quantum efficiency of energy transfer in noncovalent carbon nanotube/porphyrin compounds

We report on the quantum yield of excitation energy transfer in non-covalently bound nanotube/porphyrin compounds. Evidence for energy transfer is gained from photoluminescence excitation experiments. We perform a quantitative evaluation of the transfer quantum yield in the case of (6,5) nanotubes through three independent methods : quantitative PLE measurements, evaluation of the luminescence ...

Protein-mediated synthesis of nanosized Mn-doped ZnS: a multifunctional, UV-durable bio-nanocomposite.

The design of synthetic nanoparticles (NPs) capable of recognizing given chemical entities in a specific and predictable manner is of great fundamental and practical importance. Herein, we report a simple, fast, water-soluble, and green phosphine free colloidal synthesis route for the preparation of multifunctional enzyme-capped ZnS bionanocomposites (BNCs) with/without transitional metal-ion d...